Open Source Procurement Toolkit

The UK government recently launched an open source toolkit on the Cabinet Office website to help offices identify, evaluate and procure open source solutions (https://update.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/open-source-procurement-toolkit).

The following set of documents make up the toolkit:

• All About Open Source – including FAQs 
• ICT Advice Note - Procurement of Open Source 
• Procurement Policy Note on Open Source 
• OSS Options 
• Total Cost of Ownership Analysis
• Total cost of ownership of open source software: a report for the UK Cabinet Office supported by OpenForum Europe
• Procurement Policy Note on Open Source